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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... arm, empty can test ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... orthopedics #diagnosis #sports
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman test ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... That causes the ... #Lachmans #test ... #PhysicalExam #Sports
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Otitis externa - Caused ... - Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... vision or black spots
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Exam: • Hearing tests ... whispered voice test ... 512 Hz) Weber Test ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... symptoms) • Löfgren syndrome ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes ... Elevated Liver tests ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
if < 200ng/mL Best ... suspected) • In case ... • Special cases ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management